1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Ohio House District 97
Ohio House of Representatives · Ohio
Kerry R. Metzger (R) won with 61.8% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Hinig (D) by 23.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kerry R. MetzgerRepublican · winner
61.8%21,954
Richard W. HinigDemocrat
38.2%13,553
35,507 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET